A U.S. tourist visiting Rome needed 80 stitches after he was impaled while climbing over a fence at the Colosseum, local ...

An American, 47, reportedly tried to climb over a fence in Piazza del Colosseo, presumably to get a closer look at the ...

An American tourist suffered an extreme and horrific injury while trying to climb a barrier in the Colosseum to take a ...

A 47-year-old American tourist was impaled after he fell onto a metal fence at the Colosseum in Rome on Friday afternoon.

An American tourist slipped while climbing a spiked fence to take a photo at the Colosseum and required surgery.

An American tourist in Rome impaled himself on a metal fence at the Colosseum while possibly trying to take a selfie — screaming in pain as he was left helplessly dangling for more than 20 minutes.

A US tourist was seriously injured after becoming impaled on metal railings at Rome’s Colosseum while attempting to climb a ...